Red_SC
Member
Well, my shop got broken into last Friday, but I was pleased with the way my wife handled it. She got off work early, and was pulling up to the house when she noticed three people walking down the street. This is a little unusual for my street, about the only people you see walking is an occasional farm worker, so she kept driving, turned around at the next intersection, and came back to see their faces. It was three teens- two guys and one girl. The guys looked away as she got close, so she didn't see their faces well, but she did get a good look at the girl. When she pulled up, there were several boxes of tools and ammunition from my shop behind the shrubbery separating my yard from a cutdown. A farmer across the road said that, as soon as she pulled in, the teens ran to a truck parked in the far side of the cutdown. She called the cops, and then called me.
I've only been in this house for 3 or 4 months, and haven't gotten around to fixing the doors on the shop to be more secure, so they could basically just walk in. They had gotten quite a few hand tools- a Craftsman socket set, a sawzall, my drills, etc, and around 500 rounds of ammo. Two minutes later, and it would have all been gone. I'm almost done with bars to fit over the doors so I can lock them, they should be done tonight. I've been planning on doing it, but kept putting it off to do other things. I almost put it off too long. Also, we've scheduled a guy to replace the nonfunctional alarm system in the house, and to tie in some motion detectors in the shop as well.
The thing that really got my attention was my lack of a safe. I've been saying I was going to get a gunsafe forever, but hadn't done it. In fact, on Thursday I had been discussing it, and had made up my mind to get one with some of my December bonus money. If they had kicked in my door, they could have walked out with nearly all of my guns. I went out Friday night and bought a Browning 24 gun safe and put it in my bedroom closet. I had to remove the door to get it in, so even if they tear the lag bolts up, they will have a hard time getting it back out.
I'm planning to wait until spring for the last level of protection, which will be a dog (or two).
Not many people get a second chance, I guess God knows I need a little more teaching than some, but hopefully I will be better prepared for next time. I really hadn't thought much about it, it's a rural area, and most of the people who live in the area are older. Am I missing any lessons I should have learned?
I've only been in this house for 3 or 4 months, and haven't gotten around to fixing the doors on the shop to be more secure, so they could basically just walk in. They had gotten quite a few hand tools- a Craftsman socket set, a sawzall, my drills, etc, and around 500 rounds of ammo. Two minutes later, and it would have all been gone. I'm almost done with bars to fit over the doors so I can lock them, they should be done tonight. I've been planning on doing it, but kept putting it off to do other things. I almost put it off too long. Also, we've scheduled a guy to replace the nonfunctional alarm system in the house, and to tie in some motion detectors in the shop as well.
The thing that really got my attention was my lack of a safe. I've been saying I was going to get a gunsafe forever, but hadn't done it. In fact, on Thursday I had been discussing it, and had made up my mind to get one with some of my December bonus money. If they had kicked in my door, they could have walked out with nearly all of my guns. I went out Friday night and bought a Browning 24 gun safe and put it in my bedroom closet. I had to remove the door to get it in, so even if they tear the lag bolts up, they will have a hard time getting it back out.
I'm planning to wait until spring for the last level of protection, which will be a dog (or two).
Not many people get a second chance, I guess God knows I need a little more teaching than some, but hopefully I will be better prepared for next time. I really hadn't thought much about it, it's a rural area, and most of the people who live in the area are older. Am I missing any lessons I should have learned?
:banghead:
